Swindon Borough Council elections

Swindon Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Swindon in Wiltshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 its area was a non-metropolitan district called Thamesdown, with Wiltshire County Council providing the county-level services.

Election results

Composition of the council[1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Reform Independents
& Others		 Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (46 seats)
1973 18 26 0 – 2 Labour
New ward boundaries (46 seats)
1976 22 21 1 – 2 No overall control
1978 20 24 1 – 1 Labour
1979 19 26 0 – 1 Labour
1980 14 31 0 – 1 Labour
New ward boundaries (49 seats)
1982 14 32 2 – 1 Labour
1983 16 30 2 – 1 Labour
1984 15 31 2 – 1 Labour
New ward boundaries (54 seats)
1986 12 38 3 – 1 Labour
1987 12 35 6 – 1 Labour
1988 11 36 6 – 1 Labour
1990 10 39 4 – 1 Labour
1991 9 39 5 – 1 Labour
1992 14 33 6 – 1 Labour
1994 12 33 8 – 1 Labour
1995 8 37 8 – 1 Labour
1996 3 41 9 – 1 Labour
Thamesdown becomes a unitary authority, named changed to Swindon (54 seats)
1998 5 40 9 – 0 Labour
1999 5 39 10 – 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (59 seats)
2000 23 28 8 – 0 No overall control
2002 22 29 8 – 0 No overall control
2003 29 22 8 – 0 No overall control
2004 32 20 7 – 0 Conservative
2006 40 14 3 – 2 Conservative
2007 43 13 3 – 0 Conservative
2008 42 12 3 – 2 Conservative
2010 41 13 4 – 1 Conservative
2011 38 17 4 – 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (59 seats)
2012 29 24 4 – 0 Conservative
2014 30 23 4 – 0 Conservative
New ward boundaries (59 seats)
2015 32 23 2 – 0 Conservative
2016 30 25 2 – 0 Conservative
2018 29 26 2 – 0 Conservative
2019 32 22 2 – 0 Conservative
2021 36 20 0 – 1 Conservative
2022 34 23 0 – 0 Conservative
2023 22 33 1 – 1 Labour
2024 15 41 1 – 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (57 seats)
2026 23 19 1 14 0 No overall control

District council

  • 1973 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1976 Thamesdown Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
  • 1978 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1979 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1980 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1982 Thamesdown Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries & borough boundary changes)[3][4]
  • 1983 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1984 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1986 Thamesdown Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
  • 1987 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1988 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1990 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1991 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1992 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1994 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1995 Thamesdown Borough Council election
  • 1996 Thamesdown Borough Council election

Unitary authority

Results maps

By-election results

A by-election for the Central ward took place on 15 May 1997. It was won by the Labour Party.

1997 Central by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 548 46.3
Liberal Democrats 300 25.3
Conservative 224 18.9
Green 69 5.8
Socialist Labour 44 53.7.8
Majority 248 21.0
Turnout 1,185 20.7
Labour hold Swing

A by-election for the Parks ward took place on 21 August 1997. It was won by the Labour Party.

1997 Parks by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 715 66.0 −4.4
Conservative 297 27.4 +11.2
Liberal Democrats 72 6.6 −6.8
Majority 418 38.6
Turnout 1,084 15.2
Labour hold Swing

A by-election for the St Margaret ward took place on 30 January 2003. It was won by the Conservative Party.

2003 St Margaret by-election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond Fisher 814 52.5 +5.3
Labour 409 26.4 −13.2
Liberal Democrats 258 16.6 +3.4
UKIP 69 4.5 +4.5
Majority 405 26.1
Turnout 1,550 20.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

A by-election for the Central ward took place on 22 January 2004. It was won by the Labour Party.

2004 Central by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 513 37.9 +0.3
Liberal Democrats 359 26.5 −12.1
Conservative 229 16.9 −0.6
SA 119 8.8 +8.8
Green 71 5.2 +5.2
SOU 41 3.0 −3.2
UKIP 21 1.6 +1.6
Majority 154 11.4
Turnout 1,353 19.4
Labour hold Swing

A by-election for the Western ward took place on 22 January 2004. It was won by the Labour Party.

2004 Western by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 829 47.5 +4.2
Conservative 651 37.3 +11.3
Liberal Democrats 154 8.8 −13.5
UKIP 79 4.5 −3.9
Green 34 1.9 +1.9
Majority 178 10.2
Turnout 1,747 23.5
Labour hold Swing

A by-election for the Walcot ward took place on 3 February 2005. It was won by the Labour Party.

2005 Walcot by-election[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Mallinson 706 38.4 −3.4
Conservative 586 31.9 −1.8
Liberal Democrats 338 18.4 +1.2
Independent 106 5.8 +5.8
Green 60 3.3 −3.9
UKIP 43 2.3 +2.3
Majority 120 6.5
Turnout 1,839 35.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

A by-election for the Moredon ward took place on 4 November 2010. It was won by the Labour Party.

2010 Moredon by-election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jenny Millin 887 47.5 +12.6
Conservative Toby Elliott 755 40.4 +1.0
UKIP William Oram 129 6.9 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Ward 98 5.2 −13.3
Majority 132 7.1
Turnout 1,869 23.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

A by-election for the Blunsdon and Highworth ward took place on 15 November 2012. It was won by the Conservative Party.

2012 Blunsdon and Highworth by-election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Weisinger 1,453
Labour Phil Beaumont 1,075
UKIP John Lenton 195
Green Andrew Donald Day 111
Liberal Democrats Cath Smith 23
Majority 378
Turnout 32.6
Conservative hold Swing

A by-election for the Haydon Wick ward took place on 8 August 2013. It was won by the Conservative Party.

2013 Haydon Wick by-election[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Donachie 1,376 49.6 +6.0
Labour Maura Clarke 887 32.0 +0.8
UKIP Ed Gerrard 426 15.4 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Sean Davey 83 3.0 −3.3
Majority 489 17.6
Turnout 2,772
Conservative hold Swing

A by-election for the Priory Vale ward took place on 24 June 2021. It was won by the Conservative Party.

2021 Priory Vale by-election[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kate Tomlinson 1,139 60.6 +6.4
Labour Ian Edwards 508 27.0 −5.9
Liberal Democrats Joseph Polson 102 5.4 +5.4
Green Stephen Litchfield 83 4.4 −3.4
Independent Elena Mari 47 2.5 +2.5
Majority 631 33.6
Turnout 1,879
Conservative hold Swing

A by-election for the St Margaret and South Marston ward took place on 20 July 2023. It was won by the Conservative Party.

2023 St Margaret and South Marston by-election[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Vallender 1,143 50.6 +11.6
Labour Joseph Polson 1,118 49.4 −0.4
Majority 25 1.2
Turnout 2,261
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

A by-election for the Rodbourne Cheney ward took place on 17 October 2024. It was won by the Conservative Party.

2024 Rodbourne Cheney by-election[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sudha Nukana 991 48.6 +15.6
Labour Meural Cardoso 694 34.0 −19.8
Green Roderick Hebden 173 8.5 −0.3
Independent Alex Petrarche 100 4.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Skinner 82 4.0 −0.5
Majority 297 14.6
Turnout 2,040
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  1. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
  4. ↑ The Oxfordshire and Wiltshire (Areas) Order 1980
  5. ↑ The Borough of Thamesdown (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Want to be a Councillor?". Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  10. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections 2018 – Swindon Borough Council". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2025. Retrieved on 19 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Labour slips in the snow". guardian.co.uk. London. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  14. ↑ "Double defeat for Tories in the west of England". guardian.co.uk. London. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "Labour takes seat from Tories in election". This is Wiltshire.co.uk. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  16. ↑ "Conservatives hold Blunsdon and Highworth ward in by election". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haydon Wick Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Priory Vale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Margaret and South Marston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rodbourne Cheney Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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